If there's one automaker we're critical of, it's General Motors. Part of it is because taxpayers do have some interest in the company post-bailout but also because we want the American auto builder to succeed. People fail to realize, when someone stops critiquing that's because they've given up and when that happens the entity is in a very bad place.
It doesn't help that GM is notorious for it's legendary cock ups. AND we're pretty sure they just made another one.
There have been on/off rumors of the luxury arm of GM, Cadillac, building a large luxury sedan that would fit above the current range-topping XTS.
We thought that was great news as the Cadillac Ciel concept was unveiled at the 2011 Monterey Weekend to much fanfare. It was a gorgeous vehicle that anyone with a pulse would want to have in their driveway. It was bold, brash and badass. It had an allure that we know would get every A-list celebrity to put one in their driveway and would become the next-gen savior, much like the Escalade when it first came on the scene.
Problem is GM has confirmed it will not be pursuing any of its concepts for the next-gen flagship.
Instead it will be concocting a super sedan that will use a rear-drive chassis "very loosely" based on the CTS. Can you tell me something any LESS appealing than that?
That said, what say YOU? Did GM just shoot itself in the foot with this move or is it doing the RIGHT thing?
...Cadillac confirms that it's working on the super-sedan for launch about two years hence. Details remain closely held, but several things are known:
•The car will use a rear-drive chassis very loosely based on the CTS. There will be an all-wheel drive version, too...
...
•The super-size Caddy sedan won't resemble the brand's recent concept cars, but will use some styling highlights from them, such as the knife-edge row of lights on the front fenders, similar to the new CTS...
Concours d'Elegance 2011 Photo Gallery
Read Article